Change-maker.



B. P. HAYES & A. H. STEELE.

came MAKER.- APPLIOATIOH I'ILED NOV.13, 1911. REKEW-ED JUNE 23.1913.

1,069,008. Patented July 29, 1913.

l'i lwmroka 359271 152: es. A .St66 mm ATTORNEY STATES 150 !l 8-Application fi1ed-November 13, 1911, Serial No. 659,922. Renewed .Tune23, 1913. Seria1 I\To. 775,404.

" EE JAEIE ttAYEs Nn ALBERT n. STEELE, 0E Kansas my;

- HAYES ASSIGNOR T0 sen) STEELE.

To all whom may concern Be it 'known that. we, BENJAMIN P.

HAY S and ALBERT H. STEELE, citizens of I the United States,"residing atKansas City,

Our invention relates to a change maker in the county ofeJackson andState of Mis- A YSOIIII, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Change-Makers; and

we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable. others skilled in the art towhich-it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon,

thebase, taken from'the rear to illustrate which form a part of thisspecification.

and has-for its principal object to provide a'device of that characterhaving separate receptacles for coins of different denominamakerconstructed according to our invention. 'Figi II is an end view ofthesame.

vFig. III is a "vertical section through one of the receptacles, showingthe mechanism for extractinga coin therefrom, the slide and spring beingshown in rearward posi-' tion in'dotted lines. Fig. IV is a perspective.view of the receptacle base, showing the slides. Fig. V- is a verticalsection of the rods; 'Fig. VI is an inverted view of a rear corner of.the base, showing the attachment of the suspended tray or platform.

Fig. .VIII a detail view of one of the d s.-- a

Fig. VII is a perspective view of the tray.

3 Referring..mor'e in detail to the parts:

. 1 designates the base of the device, which is preferably stamped fromsheet metal and ;'has.. ups et,rings 2 and downset seats? ferwand-anchoring the coin tubes lL t thera being ,anysuitable number ofsuch l user- CHANGE-MAKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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base.

Fltting over the top of'the tubes 4 is a keeper me1nber'5 which isalsopreferably stamped from sheet metal and has upset portions 6 forreceiving the upper ends of the tubes 4 and holding same firmly on thebasel.

The upper ends of the tubes'are preferably beveled and the forwardportion of the member 5 bent downwardly to fit over is cut between theribs to form the com-ares 10, and the rear portion has a slot 11 foreach separate chamber.

To secure the parts ,mentioned together, we provide the forward staybolts 12 which extend through the flanges 13 on the upper member 5,throughspacing tubes 14 interposed-between the flanges and base 1, andthrough the base and platform ribs't), beneath which they are preferablyriveted. lVe also provide rearv hanger rods 15, which extend through therear corners of the member 5, through spacing tubes 16, interposedbetween the members 5 and base 1, through base 1, and through upturnedtongues 17 on the rear corners of the platform 8, beneath which latterthe lower ends of said rods are riveted. Beds 1.) have buttons 18whichl)ear against the top of the'member 5, and the upper ends of saidrods are turned to form the hooks 19 for hanging the device to theclothing of a seats arranged throughout the length'of the 55thereagainst. When the slide is at the rear- Ward limit of its travelthe lower end of the Base 1 has an edge flange which .is

turned downwardly at the ends and back of the base to cover the platformand inclose the chambers formed between the back movement on theplatform, but

is held in line by the ribs 9 and base flange 20, the thickness of theslides being but slightly less than that of the chambers to I obviatelost vertical motion.

The forward end of each slide is concaved on an are having substantiallythe same radius as the coin to be carried in the tube surmounting theslide, and depending from the concaved part is an ear 2% which extendsthrough platform slot 11 and carries a forwardly projecting button 25.The ear and button are preferably formed by stamping out the forwardendof. the slide, and the forward portion of the buttonis preferablyprovided with an inset socket 26 for receiving the finger of a user, andsuch inset part being preferably knurled in order to facilitate theoperation.

Fixed to the back of each tube 4 is a Hat spring 27, the lower end ofwhich is free and projects through a slot 28 in base 1 and through theslots 11 in the latform, seating in a notch 29 in the back 0 the slide23 and yieldingly holding the latter forwardly.

The slots 11 are so arranged that when the parts are assembled theslides will only cover about one-half of the lower tube opening, so thatwhen in their normal position they will hold the coins in the tubes andneed only travel a short distance backwardly to expose the tube so thatthe lower coin will drop onto the platform. The base slots 28 are ofsuch length that the slides are stopped when the concaved forward endsare in exposing position.

In using the device, presuming the parts to be assembled'as described,with coins in the tubes 4, each stack of coins is held within its tubeby the slide for that tube. When it is desired to withdraw a coin from atube, the slide is pushed back against the tension of its spring 27 byplacing a finger in the knurled recess 26 and pushing rearwardly tube-isexposed and the lower coin in the tube drops down onto the platform. Theslide is thenreleased and is forwarded by the spring 27, the front endengaging the coin on theplatform and moving same on through the mouth 22into .position to be grasped by the fingers of the operator; the

body of the slide being again interposed be- 'neath the stack to preventthe escapement of other coins until a succeeding operation.

It is apparent that with a sufficiently strong spring, should the slidebe -released suddenly the coin maybe shot out of the'device into thehand of the operator, without the necessity of being withdrawn by hand.

Having thus described our invention,what we claim as new therein anddesire to secure by Letters-Patent is 1. The combination with aplatform, hav-- ing spaced front to back ribs rising therefrom, a baseseated .on said ribs, and having openings communicating with the spacesbetween said ribs, and having front to back slots, tubes mounted on saidbase over the openings, slides adapted for-travel on the platformbeneath the tubes, and springs having their'upper ends fixed-to thetubes and their lower ends extended through the base slots and connectedwith said slides, for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination with a platform having front to back slots therein,and having upturned ribs paralleling the slots, a base seated-on saidribs, said base having openings communicating with the spaces betweenthe ribs, andhaving front to back slots at the rear of said openings,tubes mounted on said base over the openings, slides adapted for travelon the platform between the ribs, and having ears turned downwardlythrough the platform slots, and provided with finger buttons, andsprings having their upper ends fixedto the tubes and their lower endsextended through the base slots and connected with the slldes, wherebythe latter are normally retained below the tubes, for the purpose setforth.

3. The combination with a platform, having raised, parallel ribs, andhaving slots paralleling the ribs and set back from the front edge ofthe platform, a base mounted on the ribs and spaced thereby from theplatform to provide channels, said base having openings adapted fordelivery into the channels, slides adapted for travel in said channels,and having ears projected. through the platform slots and provided withthe finer buttons, and springs for normally yieldingly retaining saldslides beneath the tubes, for the purpose set forth.

.4. The combination'gwith a platform, having raised parallel ribs, andhaving slots opening rearwardly from the front edge ofthe platform, abase seated on said ribs, and having lips depending over, the front endsthereof to form channel mouths, said base having openings adapted fordelivery into the channels formed. by said :platform and ribs, andhaving slots opening rearwardly from the openings, slides adapted fortravel in said channels, and having ears proiected through theplatformslots, and having for wardly extending finger buttons exposedbeneath the base, -and springs fixed to said tubes and extending throughthe base slots, whereby the slides are-normally yieldingly retained inposition for. supporting "coins within the tubes, and above thechannels, substantially as set forth;

In testimony whereof we affix our signatnres in presenceof twowitnesses.

BENJAMIN P. HAYES. ALBERT H. STEELE.

Vitnes ses:

MYRTLE M. JACKSON, ARTHUR W. CAPS.

